The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-07-21
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fast Opera House.
Pensions have been granted to Robert A. vinal,
Ellingwoods Corner; jefferson Rowe, Belfast.
The official report of the schools shows that Wal.
do county has sustained Il loss of 262 pupils over
last year.
Many farmers will finish hayng this week.
They have had good weather and have harvested
a large crop.
The recent hot weather was severe on our local
poultry rasers. Mr. f. L. Cottrell lost consider
able number.
Mr.. Henry II. Hayes of this city, last week cut
witch grass at his place which was seven and one
half feet high.
Hon. Mortimer Whitehead, lecturer of the Ma
| tional grange, Patrons of Husbandry will lecture
| in Belfast Saturday, Aug 18th.
Drives to Mt. Percival in Northport are frequent
and become more popular every year. The view
from the summit richly repays for the climb
Mr. Mark Andrews, of this city has gone to
New York to buy stock for his new store, and in
about two weeks will have a grand opening of fall
goods.
The New York iron yacht Priscilla, built two
years ago to defend the America cup, has been
i'll Penobscot bay this week, visiting Castine and
Rockland.
An auction sale took place on Tuesday at the
homestead of the late Ill. o. Alden, in this city.
The sale included Mr.. Alden's extensive library
| and portion of the house hold furniture
| At the close of last week 4. A. IIowcs x Co.. of
thu, city, had sold al retail 1919 bushels of straw
berries, 4,l2S quarts, and in the same time Swift
Paul sold - bushels, OF 400 quarts.
Mr., A. ID. Chase has dcepcncc the cellar Of his
store, corner of Main and Church streets, digging
down to the hard clay and cementing the bottom.
In the oden time there was Il muck pond in this
vicinity
The Maine Central railroad company has sent to
Belfast four old ears of the old Orchard railroad,
! to be stored i'll the car house Two of them are Oh
scrytion ears, open ut each side and protected by
| curtains.
We have received from the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington quantity of turnip seed in
packages, of two varietes-thc Milan strap Leaf
and the Purple Strap Ieaf-and ANY of our farm,
| er readers who wish to plant these varieties will
call at the Journal Office we shall be glad to supply
them.
Mr. ID. C.. Smith, for number of wears foreman
of the shoe makers department of Mes>rs. Critch
ct, Sibley 4 Co.'s shoe factory, in this city, has left
that establishment and has accepted Il similar o-
sitlon in Il new shoe factory at Bangor. y Mr..
Webb has been engaged i'll the Belfast factory to
take Mr.. smiths place
The close time for Holsters begins August st
and continues until September 18th, durihg which
time no Holsters shall be taken, caught, killed
bought, Sold exposed for sale, or in possession in
cars, pounds or otherwise, under penalty of fifty
dollars for each ofense and one dollar for each
lobster so taken, sold or had in possession.
\ correspondent writes us in commentator OF
temperance addresses recently delivered in Frank
fort village and Prospect by Mr. Peters, "a loca
preacher of the NJ L. church and who intends
studying for the ministry, but complains of tn,
conduct of the audience in each place, not wha,
it should have been. Some of those present cv
IDENTITY came to scott and did not remain to pray.
Last week Mrs. Ferguson, the venerable mother
of Mr.. Geo Il. Ferguson, at the Head of the Tide
received a call from seven of her friends. Whe,
together it was discovered that, including Mrs
Ferguson, their ages averaged .6'a year
and their aggregate ages were Gl2 years. Fifty
years ago seven of them We're neighbors ut the
Head of the Tide. That locality was then Il thirty
ing and populous section of the town.
HORSE NOTES. Among the entries for the Main,
colt stakes to he trotte,l at Fairfield Park, Aug
18th, are the following from Waldo county ON,
year oas-G. X. Ellis Belfast, Elmlrook Belle
Two year olds-ti. X. Ellis III. 5. Elmbrook, b,
Hambletonian Chief, dam Pet Knox, by Gilbreti
Knox Three years od-G. A. Hunt, Unity, b. ;
Ink Rolfe, by Ioun. Rolfe, dam Ink, Drew descent
W. c. Marshall Belfast b. 5. Harol,lson. Geo. o
Bailey, Belfast, Inez f., by lIambietonian Chief
dam by Gilbrcth Knox.
A LIQUOR SEARCH. state Constable Mitchell
with Policeman Frisbee, searched the premises 0
Clarence Knowlton on Monday afternoon, bu
found nothing. Mr.. Mitchell locked the door am
told Mr.. Knowlton that he had Il warrant to Searc
his place. He replied: "All right. You can com
every day, ito not sell any liquor and have qni
the business The officers made a thorough scare
of the premises and found nothing. Subsequent
a two gallon jug of liquor was spilled when it wa
thought second raid was to be made.
/. {. Libby, Esq, of Burnham, has Just com
peted his twelve huntredth trip from Maine T.
Brighton market. He has travelled by rail Owe
100000 miles, or distance equal to going aroun
the earth twenty five times, without injury hy Il,
cident. He has sold in Brighton market over 100
900 head of cattle, beside large numbers of shecl
for which he has received over S1,000,hoh. He ha
paid railroads for freight on live stock $3.50 o0'
Has followed the market twenty eight years an
is IS years old. He has never drank or tasted q
any kind of intoxicating liquors in his lifetime
never smoked cigar or pipe OF played Il game 9
cards. He is attending the market regularly car
week, and is selling more than half of all the cat
tie and sheep shipped out of Maine beside havin
several other branches of business that call for hi
personal attention His is a busy life with plen
of variety.
TIE STEAMBOATS, ON PENOBsCoT W Alters.
gentleman IN conversation spoke OF the man
steamers that are now plying in Penobscot Ba
and river. First there are the Pcnobscot katal
din and Lewiston, of the line from Boston to IaI
gor; Mary Morgan, between Rockand and Ban
gor; Cinpria, between Bangor and Nit. Desert
The City of Richmond, Mt Desert and Rockland
between Rockland and Mt. Desert; the Iienr
Morrison, between Rockland and Ellsworth Ma
Field and Pioneer, between Rockland and VIVA
haven; the Forest City between Boston, Castin
and Bar Harbor; the Electa between Belfast an
Castime; the Little Butercup between Belfast am
Long Island; the NJ & NJ, an excursion boat o
the bay; the Isma that plies on the river; the Luc
p. Miller between New York and Bangor: the tug
Howell and Ralph Ross of Bangor; the hurricane
| of Rnckland and several launches and small c>
: | cursion boats.
| A STEAM FIRE ENGINE. The committee reren
ly appointed by the city government, associate
with some of our citizens, have bargaincd for
| steam fire engine The machine, mentioned la
week, can be hired ut so per month"; or bought 70
1 81 ,5Ha and will be hired until the completion @
the water works and then bought if desirable
The machine is in New York and is owned by III
i Fabric Pire Hose company, of BOSTON 1t was bui
by Clapp Il Jones and has been used in Kingston
n. Y. Seven hundred and fifty feet of stout hos
l have been Bought for the steamer, but can he use
. on the hydrTspts of the water works. tower
| now needed ts drain and dry the hose. When TIL
| fire department u reorganzed it will be nccesstr
! to have hose carriages. An insurance man recent
in Belfast said th0 the expensive reel is not nov
/ used in some towns in Massachusetts, hut a WACO
! instead The hose is laid down in folds in til
4 wagon body and can lie laid out more rapidly tina
| from reel. The wagon is cheaper and bette
4 well to look into this.
1 SHIPPING NOTES. Sch. Fannie A. Gorham, Cap
\ Geo Il. Osborne, loaded coal at Norfolk for Ban
gor, but before sailing the sch. ordered To BE
\ last. The coal is for the Maine Central ralroa
4 and the Gorham is now on the passage ..Repaii
are being rapidly pushed ON sch. Pcnobscot :;
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